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Since antiquity, leprosy has struck fear into humans. But what's it like being a leper today? In this moving report, filmed in a cinema verite style, lepers in Nepal speak openly about their condition.
An army of 50,000 Nepalese women, many grandmothers, have been recruited to help turn around Nepal's national health crisis. The results are astounding.
This film includes footage of soldiers of the Royal Nepalese Army patrolling rural areas. It also features an interesting interview with a general.
In February 1996, the first shots of Nepal's civil war rang out across the Himalayas. Ten years on more than 13,000 people have lost their lives to a conflict that pits Nepal's ruling monarchy against Maoists rebels seeking to establish a communist republic. The people of Nepal meanwhile are trapped in the middle.
It's the world's most rare and expensive herb - a mysterious aphrodisiac which only grows on the head of caterpillars in Himalayas. But trade in yarchagumba is funding the Maoist uprising
In February 1996, the first shots of Nepal's civil war rang out across the Himalayas. By 2006, more than 12,000 people had been killed as Maoist rebels sought to overthrow Nepal's ruling monarchy and establish a communist republic.
Nepal is slowly spiralling into chaos. Tourism has collapsed as Maoist rebels join forces with pro-democracy activists to demand fundamental change.
This documentary follows a team of Portuguese alpinists in their attempt to reach the top of the Himalayas.
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